By authority delegated by the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Higher Education,
the Chancellor of Montana State University-Northern has full power and authority to
supervise, coordinate, manage and control Montana State University-Northern.

Procedures

The following procedures shall be followed for the cancellation of courses due to
low enrollment as established by the deans and provost or other mitigating factors:

Provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (in affect at the time) will be
strictly adhered to.

Course enrollments will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Unless pre-registration enrollments make an earlier decision imperative, course cancellation
(if necessary) will take place August 1st and December 15th.

In any case, course cancellations will involve consultation among the dean, department
chairs and the faculty member involved with consideration given to student needs.

Consultation will take place in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
(in affect at the time) as a minimum, but an increased effort will be made to assure
early, open and easy communications with deans, chairpersons and departmental faculty
leading to long-term solutions.

The dean's recommendation (after consultation with chairs) for cancellation or continuing
a low enrolled course will be subject to the approval of the Provost/Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs.